Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-09
FLASHES FROM FLORIDA.
MRS. EUGENIA BURROUGHS
DIES AT JACKSONVILLE.

|
nah For Interment FormuIstina
Plans For the sub-TropicaI Exposi-
tion-ScOOps by the Terminal People
Rumored-Proceeding OF the Legisla-
tion.
JACKsoNvILLE, FLA, April S.-Mrs.
Eugenia Burroughs, wife of DR.. G., j..
Burroughs, of this city, died to-day at 12
O'Clock of congestion of the lungs. Mrs.
Burroughs was Miss Taylor,of Virginia,
a niece OF Gen. Mosby, OF Confeaerats
fame. DR.. Burroughs and wife moved
here abouttw years ago from Eden, Ga.
Her remains will be taken to Savannah
| for interment.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher and her
daughter, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Scoviles
and her niece, Lizzie Bullard, are Ia tha
city, guests Of Mrs. William Christiel
Mrs Beecher is in fine health and will re@
main here until about April 81, when she
Will return to her home at Brooklyn.
THE sUB-TRoPICAL EXPOSITION.
A large and representative mass meet
ing OF citizens Of this city and other seed
tions OF the State was held at the Board
| or Trade rooms this afternoon to f0rmu{
late plans for the proposed Sub-TropcaL
| Exposition, to be held here next winter-
1t is proposed to form an Incorporated
stock company, with $100 900 in stock ad
$40 per share, and also to ask the Legisla@
ture to aid by appropriating $500 to each.
county in the State. 1t Is intended td
make IL not only an exposition OF the
products and resources OF Florida, bud
other sub-tropical countries, including
the Bahamas, West Indies, etc. Great
enthusiasm was manifested. The expo
sition doubtless will be the biggest Of th@
| Kind ever held in the SOuthaaet
RAILROAD RUMoRs.
1t is rumored here that the Richmond
and West Point terminal syndicate bava
scooped the Georgia Central and Florida
| Railway and Navigation system OF Florld
| ida. The rumOr cannot be traced to any
very authentic source, but there is evil
IDENTIFY something in the wind. The recent
gathering ofpr0mnent bondholders of tha
Georgia Central and Richmond Terminal
at Savannah is taken as Significant
said a railroad man to the NEWS corre4
spOndeut: "What are John G. Calhoun
and Isaac l.. Rice nosing around Savan4
nah for, ana what is the meaning of Aust
tin Coroin's trip over the entire system Of
the Florida Railway and Navigation
roadY Itell you there is something np.'s
Receiver Duval was seen by the NEWS
correspondent and asked whether thers
ported deal. :;None,' said he,
$50 far as know" But ha
frankly added that negotiations might be
| pending for his road without him Bnow~
ing anything about IL, though he did nos
consider such a thing likely. He added,
however, that there would be a reorgani<
zation OF the Florida Railway and Navi-4
CATION system before next season, but 10
would, in all probability, be effected by
its own bondholders. The alleged pur-
chase price of the Florida Railway and
Navigation road, paid by the Richmond
Terminal syndicate, was $4,000 per
mile, and Receiver Duval said he did NOT
think the road could be bought at that.
THE LEGISLATURE.
TALLAHASSEE. FLA. April 8.-The,
Senate spent nearly all the morning con@
sidering the bill prohibiting free passes ID
State officers aud mem beHs of the LegislaS
ture.
Under suspension OF the rules tho
concurrent resolution offered by Senator
McMurray expressing sympathy for the
Irish was read three times and passed by
a unauImOus vote.
A special committee on health was ap%
pointed, composed OF Messrs. GaskinsJ
Orman, Wall, and McMurrey.
Messrs. Walker, Mann, and Mallory
were appointed special committee ON
the enactment OF the legislation necessary
under the new constitution.
In executive session the Senate cons
irmed large number OF county officers
and other appointees OF the Governor.
Among them was II. T.. Felkel as Tax
Assessor. j. A. Pearce as Sheriff, and Re
A. SbIue Collector for Leon county. =
In the House Mr.. Daniels, OF Jacksons
offered a bill making the payment OF the
poll tax prerequisite to voting.
Mr.. Thomas, OF Jefferson, offered bib
removing the tax on manufacturers OF
cigars and tobacco.
FINE LOOKING BODY.
The present Legislature ia composed OF
a fine looking body OF representative
men, who would do credit to any State.
The Senate is considered the best the
State has had for years. Two-thirds OF
It's members are young or middle-aged
lawyers OF prominence in their respective
localities, and majority OF them are ex-
perienced in legislation. There are fve
Republican mbers, and Two OF them
are col0red.
The Assembly has a large proportion Of
ne W members. but they are men OF charac-
ter and have the good OF the state az
heart. There are not enough lawyers In
this branch Of the Legislature 10 form
judiciary committee, as there are only
four, and the most prominent OF these, the
Hon. Samuel Pasco, is Speaker, and oous
sequently cannot serve on committees
Messrs. Campbell OF Walton, Lamar,
Hicks, Drake and two others will be the
Judiciary committee.
BUT FEW REPUBLICANS.
There are fewer Republicans in the As,
sembly now than since the war, and it ID
noticeable that the white Republicau
members are Of q much better class thaq
have been in the Legislature OF late yearsl
There Will be determined efforts topas4
railroad commission bill this sessioRs
and 1t will most probably be done, as th3
railroads themselves favor the commiA
sion If the bill creating it Is properly
framed and construed so as not TO preiW
dice their interests. The first bill intrd
duced in the Senate was railroad com-
rlIssion bill aud another followed immes
0istely. The public printing is now q
most important and interesting subject ot
consideration.